A kayaking Alsatian had a lucky escape after it was rescued after being washed out to sea. Bruce the dog was preparing to have a paddle in shore at Bamburgh in Northumberland with his owner when the kayak got loose and was blown away. The coastguard launched a multi-vessel search for Bruce, who was eventually found by the two-man crew of the Serenity tour boat. Captain Jimmy Reid said his emotions got the better of him during the rescue but he was "ecstatic" when they managed to save the dog. "I went through this heart-wrenching thing of thinking the dog was going to go in the water and stay there," he said. "So, when we actually got him on board and knew he was safe and knew the hard bit was over, we were both very elated." Reid said his crewman Aaron Fordy has two Alsatians and saving Bruce "hit pretty close to home". Reid said the dog's owner tried to swim out to catch the kayak but did the "right thing" by turning round. "I think it would have been a multi-casualty thing if he had kept going," Reid said. The Serenity had just dropped off its passengers at the Farne Islands when it received the request to help in the search. Reid made his best estimate as to where the kayak coul
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A kayaking Alsatian had a lucky escape after it was rescued after being washed out to sea. Bruce the dog was preparing to have a paddle in shore at Bamburgh in Northumberland with his owner when the kayak got loose and was blown away. The…
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A kayaking Alsatian had a lucky escape after it was rescued after being washed out to sea. Bruce the dog was preparing to have a paddle in shore at Bamburgh in Northumberland with his owner when the kayak got loose and…
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A kayaking Alsatian had a lucky escape after it was rescued after being washed out to sea. Bruce the dog was preparing to have a paddle in shore at Bamburgh in Northumberland with his owner when the kayak got loose and was blown away. The…
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